I built a free app that removes drums from any song so you can play along with notation
Hey r/drums,
I'm a drummer and software dev who got tired of practicing to a metronome in silence. So I built Drumless — a free Android app that lets you practice with real songs.
What it does:
- Paste a YouTube link → get synchronized drum notation on top of the video
- Upload an MP3 → AI removes the drums and generates notation, so you get a drumless backing track + sheet music
- Loop any section and slow down the BPM to practice tricky parts
- Auto-generated grooves & fills in rock, funk, blues, and metal at any difficulty
- Daily challenges with rudiment exercises and streak tracking
- Curated song library with backing tracks and notation already synced
What I'm looking for:
Honest feedback. What works, what's broken, what features would make this actually useful for your practice routine. I'm a solo dev so I can move fast on fixes.
It's completely free, no ads, no paywall. Android only for now.
👉 Drumless
Happy to answer any questions. And if the notation sync is off on a song, there's a built-in tool to fix it — your correction gets shared with other users automatically.